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4.4 Calculated members
Calculated members are members that the modeler can create by using expressions. They
are appended to the end of the list of members in the level of the children of their parent.
Cognos Cube Designer validates the syntax of expressions. It does not check semantic, data
type, and binding errors. After a cube is started, the dynamic cube engine validates the
semantics of the calculated member and calculated measure expressions. The expression
editor does not limit functions to the valid ones for a specific context.
Several restrictions apply to Cognos Dynamic Cubes calculated members.
Do not use the
following relational constructs in expressions to define calculated members:
Value summary functions ...